It's likely that in a 12-team playoff, there will be multiple teams with two losses, but those teams still have to look like a national title contender.
In Saturday's loss to Tennessee, Alabama did not.
The playoff picture changed from top to bottom in Week 8 after Tennessee and Georgia emerged as winners of the two biggest games of the weekend. They were also two of the biggest risers in the College Football Playoff race.
Here's the weekly prediction of what the committee's top 12 might look like if its ranking were released today.
Remember, this is NOT a projection of what it will look like on Selection Day. Rather, it's a snapshot of who's in the driver's seat now, based on what they have done to this point.
The 12-team playoff seeding will look different from this ranking as well. The top four highest-ranked conference champions receive byes, and the top five conference champions receive entry into the field.
